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    Mozilla bypasses Windows UAC

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Rodster, Apr 24, 2012.

  1. Rodster

    Rodster Merica

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    Mozilla bypasses Windows UAC for silent updates in Firefox 12
    Mozilla bypasses Windows UAC for silent updates in Firefox 12 - The Inquirer

    "By giving Firefox system update privileges Mozilla could make the web browser a bigger target for hackers. Mozilla has been working on avoiding the UAC pop-up by installing a Windows Firefox Service, while other possible options could have been to move the installation folder out of the parent Program Files folder.


    I'm switching to Chrome or Opera. I don't like the sound of this.
     
    Rodster, Apr 24, 2012
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    im still using 3.6 and have no intention of changing.

    the sneakey little bastages :)
     
    MrDJ, Apr 24, 2012
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  3. TreeTops Ranch

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    Did you read the comment at the bottom of the page on that link? Seems that the update wasn't so silent after all.
     
    TreeTops Ranch, Apr 24, 2012
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  4. Joel

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    It definently does not bypass UAC (Atleast it didn't for me). Mine updated and come up with UAC and what-not. Certainly wasn't silent, either.
     
    Joel, Apr 24, 2012
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  5. MidnightSun

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    Well, Chrome already does this, essentially. By installing itself in a user folder (I really hate it when programs do this, but that's another story), it doesn't need to ask for permission to update.

    See the post at the bottom of the article:
     
    MidnightSun, Apr 24, 2012
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  6. Joel

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    OH! Right. Awkward. :D :p
     
    Joel, Apr 24, 2012
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  7. Don Quixote

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    The silent update feature is included in this version. We will see how silent it actually is in the next time it gets upgraded.
     
    Don Quixote, Apr 25, 2012
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